The One With The Jaw

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Get down and count the teeth you brought. The clinic stamps each one with a date. I keep the jar beneath my bed. It hums when somebody lies. Who signed the form? Not me. The ink was warm. The clerk had six thumbs. He asked me to choose one. I chose the smallest. It bit through his pen. [Call] Who gets the last word? [Response] The one with the jaw. [Call] Who gets the last word? [Response] The one with the jaw. [Verse 2] We grind the hinges off the moon. We mail them back in separate bags. The postage costs a little blood. I paid in coins from a dead man's mouth. Take your number. Take your turn. I can wait. I was born waiting. [Call] Who gets the last word? [Response] The one with the jaw. [Call] Who gets the last word? [Response] The one with the jaw. [Verse 3] A doctor keeps a second tongue inside a jar marked Monday. He rents it out to people who need to sound sincere. I rented it for breakfast. It asked for more. I swallowed the contract whole. Now every promise has my teeth in it. [Bridge] Cut the wire. Keep the switch. Cut the wire. Keep the switch. I want the room to hear the answer before the question leaves my mouth. No one gets to count me twice. No one gets to count me twice. [Call] Who gets the last word? [Response] The one with the jaw. [Call] Who gets the last word? [Response] The one with the jaw. [Outro] At breakfast, the jar was empty. The doctor was chewing slowly. I asked who had signed the form. He raised his hand. It had six thumbs. I chose the smallest. It bit through his pen. The clerk is still waiting. I kept the date. I kept the teeth. The last word is mine. No, it isn't.